Mid Level Android Developer

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Tezza Business Solutions Ltd is a “niche” service provider of Software Development, Quality Assurance and Software Testing services. Tezza began its operations as Web Development company in 2000 in Overland Park, Kansas. Since then, we’ve evolved into a Services-oriented company who only engage in Product development as a value-add service to our customers who continue to appreciate our “Customer First” Service Delivery approach.
Tezza opened its first office in Kenya in 2009 with a primary goal of building capacity of qualified software development and testing resources to work on outsourced projects from North America. Whilst we are partners and reseller of solutions today, our primary interest is in providing services; the products we sell are sold in conjunction with the services we provide.

JOB SUMMARY

Required Skills/ExperienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science (preferred), Math, Physics, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experienceMin 5 years of software development experience3+ years of Android developmentExperience in coding new Android mobile apps from scratch as well as refactoring, transitioning, and revising existing appsStrong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices including Custom UI or views.Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practicesExperience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuningAbility to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch.”Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometersKnowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasksAbility to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.A knack for benchmarking and optimizationUnderstanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelinesProficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GitFamiliarity with continuous integrationMin 4 years hands on GIT source code control experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform full stack hands-on mobile development for native mobile app design and implementation on Android, including system analysis, test-driven application development, unit test, test automation, code review and application maintenance support.Code and ship complex new mobile features and apps.Establish and maintain strong partnerships with the project manager and technical product owners.Work with owners and system leads, including Vendor Solutions, to logically design and negotiate solutions and participate in long-term product planning.Ensure commitments are met while providing high-quality and cost-effective systems that meet client expectations.Keep up to date on new technology, standards, protocols and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital mobile environment.Work with the application support teams and external vendors as necessary to ensure all applications are supported according to their Service Level Agreements.Troubleshoot and fix issues in production and non-production environments.Collaborate and work with external teams to design API specs.Propose and implement process improvements to make our engineering team even better

REQUIRED SKILLS

Application programming interfaces (API), Programming, Testing and debugging, JavaScript, Android development

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree